How do you use Gainfully in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Gainfully meaning
In a gainful manner; profitably.
Using Gainfully
- The main meaning on this page is: In a gainful manner; profitably.
- In the example corpus, gainfully often appears in combinations such as: gainfully employed, be gainfully, were gainfully.
Context around Gainfully
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 10 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gainfully
- In this selection, "gainfully" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, boat, presently, lobbyists, employed, self and engaged stand out and add context to how "gainfully" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include accused were gainfully employed they and am presently gainfully employed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gainfully" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gainfully
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The youth need to be gainfully employed. (7 words)
How is this piece of trash still gainfully employed? (9 words)
I remember that my father was happy about me being gainfully employed even though the job was summertime only. (19 words)
After he pleaded not guilty, the court granted him bail in the sum of ₦10m with two responsible sureties in like sum who must be gainfully employed with the federal or state government and not less than grade level 16. (40 words)
The priority areas should focus on investment in the education of the youth, provision of employment opportunities for them, and creation of an enabling environment for them to be gainfully employed by starting their own businesses. (36 words)
Defence counsels: Ali Jafaru, Paul Asibi Abariga and Lampting Akpanga, prayed for bail, saying the accused were gainfully employed, they had fixed places of abode and that they would appear to stand trial. (33 words)
How is this piece of trash still gainfully employed? (9 words)
Example sentences (20)
Defence counsels: Ali Jafaru, Paul Asibi Abariga and Lampting Akpanga, prayed for bail, saying the accused were gainfully employed, they had fixed places of abode and that they would appear to stand trial.
I remember that my father was happy about me being gainfully employed even though the job was summertime only.
Long time residents remembered him as a healthy young man, owner of a fishing boat, gainfully employed and something of a ladies man.
People in receipt of could be eligible for a Cold Weather Payment if you or your partner are not employed or gainfully self-employed.
President Tinubu said his vision for the Nigerian workforce is one where every citizen who wishes to be, is gainfully employed and able to take care of themselves and their family.
The priority areas should focus on investment in the education of the youth, provision of employment opportunities for them, and creation of an enabling environment for them to be gainfully employed by starting their own businesses.
After he pleaded not guilty, the court granted him bail in the sum of ₦10m with two responsible sureties in like sum who must be gainfully employed with the federal or state government and not less than grade level 16.
In fact, many of those I graduated with a still hoping for jobs, whereas I am presently gainfully employed.
Last year, to keep the good times rolling, Big Pharma execs spent over $351 million on lobbying lawmakers, enough to keep lobbyists gainfully employed on Capitol Hill.
He has a lot of memories from those days, including the fact that he generally had more money in his pocket than his friends because he was gainfully employed — even in middle school.
It said the government considers a specialised court for the industry as a priority, and it was working to safeguard and promote it to continue to contribute gainfully to the economy.
Malekutu, a former Proteas media manager, said she was grateful to be gainfully employed at a time when the industry offered limited opportunities.
Osunsanmi ordered that the sureties should be gainfully employed and show evidence of two years’ tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
The candidates for the constabulary must be physically fit and gainfully employed and pastors, Imams, teachers, lawyers, journalists and youths would be considered for the volunteer job.
He explained that if the youth, who were in these vices were gainfully engaged in meaningful activities, the insecurity would reduce to the barest minimum.
How is this piece of trash still gainfully employed?
In a sheriff’s department statement released shortly after the shooting, Gallardo is described as a “violent transient,” even though Gallardo had been gainfully employed for more than a decade.
Komolafe noted that if Nigerians were gainfully employed, especially the youth, it will go a long way in reducing the security challenge the country was facing.
The youth need to be gainfully employed.
George said the sureties should be gainfully employed, with an evidence of two-year tax payment to the Lagos State Government.
Common combinations with gainfully
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- gainfully employed 26×
- be gainfully 11×
- were gainfully 3×
- is gainfully 2×
- was gainfully 2×
- and gainfully 2×